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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915. 19 HERZOG FARES ILL IN MIX WITH RIGLER Attempt to Put Ginger Into Team Brings Prophesied Jab That Breaks Nose. HIDDEN BALL TRICK CAUSE Harvard Boys Attempting to Elimin ate Slang From Play Donovan Dons Pitcher's Plate Just for Sake of Old Times. BY CHRISTY MATHBWSON. NEW YORK, May 13. (Special.) "Charley" Herzog doesn't appear to be having any luck so far this year. He Is trying to put ginger into his team and the best he received was a broken nose and a five-day suspension. "When the Giants heard about it they all said they just knew someone would nit Herzie" in the nose sooner or later. That was the one cocksure prophecy when he left the club to become man asrer of Cincinnati. Rigler, who is one of the huskiest of the National League umpires, ana who keeps himself in condition in the Winter by playing basketball and foot ball, said Herzog stepped on his toes and cut him with his spikes. tnariey is naturally active with his hands and leet when arguing and he may have hoDned on the umpires dogs. Anyway, if he got in the jam with Killer purposely 1 will say lor mm that he is a poor matchmaker. He was fighting out of his class. He could have made out better, 1 believe, with several other umpires in the National League. And the five-day suspension was not a severe penalty, for as far as 1 can find out "Herzie" would not have been able to play in five days anyway, The whole thing was caused by the old hidden ball trick, which was suc cessfully pulled on the venerable "Tommy" Leach, to whom, I believe. some credit Is given for inventing it vears a;o. Herzog was so worked up to think, an aged gentleman should be treated in this way that he took the matter up with Rigler ana triea to argue with his feet. It is a shame Leach cannot take bet ter care of his manager. He should not permit him to get into trouble on ac count of a baseman putting the ball under his shirt. Watch the shape of the shirt. Herzog. at least, shows he is in there fighting for everything, but no one would ever mistake him for the champion of the world from his facial expression today. Harvard Boys Fight Slang. . They do say that the Harvard boys are trying to eliminate slang from their conversation on the diamond, cutting out such phrases as "'At a boy. "Keep a-workin"." If the reform spreads into organized baseball a lot of the boys are going to be practically tongue-tied. The Boston club does not appear to have caught the habit yet. In spite of its proximity to Harvard and its en virons. The Braves compose one of the talklest teams in the league, or in either league, as the Athletics probably will testify on their experience of last 'all. The Athletics ordinarily go along with their mufflers closed, while the Braves keep theirs wide open. Can you imagine Gowdy saying to Rudolph: "Be careful to watch everything closely, for you have the advantage over this batter at present. But the rule should apply at Har vard. As a matter of fact, I have heard more hard words used in college games than I ever listened to on the big league diamonds. The acoustics of the parks have been sorely strained by the 'o!lege conversation of some players. The only mar. ever in the big league who could make good on the new lan guage purity movement that I can think of at this writing is "Dummy" Taylor, and even he used to talk slang on his fingers. Donovan Holds Onto Spikes. One day, shortly after "Bill" Dono van had arrived in New York to man age the Yanks, I met him in his club house at the Polo Grounds and found him putting on a pair of baseball shoes that were decorated with a pitching elate. "What have you got that on for. Bill?" I asked him. "Do you expect to work this year?" "Well," he answered, "I don't like Xfl leave off the old plate, because you never can tell what day I may feel like going in there. My arm feels pretty good yet. and I would hate to be caught without a pitcher's plate. I guess you will wear one, too, as long as you put on a baseball shoe." Donovan spoke the truth. All of us nate to think we are through. The pitcher's plate is still a little salve to our vanity when we are old. We be lieve that, if necessary, we might go In again. I guess I always will wear one, too. It is at least a badge of our trade, and most of ua are proud of the business. There is another side to the Kauff case which can be referred to briefly. As soon as MoGraw pulled in his line with Kauff on the other end, "Benny" having swallowed "Mac's" bait, the Na tional Commission was swamped with protests from leagues like the Inter national and the American Association. The burden of their song was that if players could jump from these circuits and then return to organized baseball after being blacklisted, what would be come of the organization? Ban John son has said that Kauff cannot play in organized baseball. This is one of the strange kinks of baseball law, for he certainly is a valuable man.' ABliRDKKX I,ETS PITCHKR. GO l.beiliiie, 1'lrst Sacker, Also Is Re leased bat May Return Later. - ABERDEEN, Wash., May 13 (Spe cial.) Manager Barnes has announced the release of Pitcher Killen. whom ha Iibx tried out in several games, and that of VIberline, first sacker. Barnes had to cut his pitching staff and Kber line was released because he has a broken arm and could not be in the game for several weeks. Kberline, however, has expressed a willingness to play with Aberdeen aa soon as he recovers from his injury. Killen may sec ure a Job here and pitch for a semi professional team. A letter asking that Barnes secure the transfer of a Sunday game In either Victoria or Vancouver to Everett has been sent to him by Everett fans. BUSINESS METHODS URGED Woman Suggests Use of Cash Regis ters by Cooks for Economy. NEW YORK. May 10 Mrs. Thetta Quay Franks lectured at the National Housewives' League on "Giving the Square Deal to American Husbands." Fifty housewives and half ,a dozen brides heard the talk. I Mrs. Franks not only thought house keeping an art: she said it was some thing that ought to be conducted like a husband's business. The housewife ought to keep books and write the books up every day. While the women were reflecting on the project of giving the American hus band the square deal by keeping books. it remained ror a. woman with a Ger man husband to make a brand-new suggestion. This was Frau Han- fstaengl. whose extraordinary experi ences as a prisoner of war in a Euro pean detention camp were told not many aays ago. Frau Hanfstaengl, who is of Ameri can birth, came out flatfootedly for cash registers in the kitchen. She said the expenditures in the kitchen were a thing which housekeepers never had been able to control properly; and she never could understand why. when American stores had such machines for keeping track of the cash, somebody hadn t manufactured a small cash reg ister to be operated by the cook. Frau Hanfstaengl said she even had sug gested it to the cash-register manufac turers, but they had not done anything about it. BETTER RUN AT YARDS 5UTTO.V STOCK. FIRMEST FEATURE OF MARKET. Choice Lambs Sell Off Cars at 98.50. Light Hoc Find Biyeri at S.15. There was a better run at the stockyards yesterday and consequently a more active market than for some time past. The activity was largely in the sheep and lamb division. A number of sales were made oft cars at the customary differential over fed atock prices, tne lambs bring ing $S.50. Light hogs aealn found buyers at S8.15. indicating a steady market. The cattle offerings for the most part were of common grade. Receipts were 56 cattle. 5 calves. 418 hoes and 156:! sheep. Shippers were: witn cattle Mat Holverson, lone, 1 car. With hogs L. L. Teetz, Moro, 1 car. With sheep Smith Bros.. Broadacres. 1 car; Overton & Wise, Corvallis. 2 cars; Pat ton, Overton & Falk. Halsey. 2 cars; J. D. Dinsmore. Salem, 2 cars. With mixed loads Zimmerman Jfc WmiI. Yamhill. 1 car cattle, calves, hoira and sheep; W. H. McMahon, Halsey. 1 car cattle, oofs, sneep; j. s. Flint. Junction City. S cars cattle, calves, hogs and sheep; W. D. orown, i.eoanon. l car hogs and sheep; Burdick & Smith. Salem. 1 car hoes and sheep. The day's sales were as follows: Wgt. Pr.l wt. Pr. w o COWS 1 COW .! cows ft cows 1 stutr . . 4() 4.50 139 Iambs .. 62 8..r0 ..ii.iu ti.;ai ;i lamu .. tju s.fn . . 5o ti.liil Hi yearl . . 82 . . S.'i3 S.2.-I 10 yearl .. lot . .11UO 4.001 13 yearl .. SS 7 T.O.i R heifers 4u .'..'.( I calf 12u 4.-)0 e.ool n ewes ... ins r steers 4 steers 12 steers 11 lambs nn b.ooi ,3 ewes S24 6.U0I 44 hoes 120 4.73 20K 8. IS 2O0 8.15 - s."iO hogs tW 8.r0 16 hogs 161 lambs 180 8.10 2S lambs 8.50 4 nogs 3.i2 S: 7.15 t lumps 01! lambs lambs S:t 8.501 2 ho 15 60 8.501 13 hoes 44 5.251 12 him 1SS 7.60 lOfl 6.75 Prices current at the local stockvarde on the various classes of stock: Best steers .. . .7.!S0 8.00 Choice steers 7.0007.50 Medium steers 6.75W7.00 Choice cowa .................... 6.23ff8.8i Medium cowa ................... S.00fdi5.75 lielrera . koa.atk Hulls . ... o 't btags 6.000 6.75 Light 7.5O08.15 Havy 6.50 fc) 7.85 Sheen Sheared wethers Bheared ewaa ... 6.00 7.00 Sheared lambs ... 4 UU'tfS.JS ... 6.00 & 7.25 uu wools 11 highs Omaha Livestock Market. SOUTH riMAHi Miv 15 t- 7.257.S5; light. 7.8.-.((T7.40; pigs', 6.50 Cattle Rereinta :tnO v..i... steers, $7.5008.55; cows and heifers, $5 75 07.85: Western. steera. 56.50 8; Texas steers, 6g7.35: cows and heifers, $5.50 Sheep Receipts 1800. higher. Yearlings. 11 Sq wetnej"B- 8; lambs, tlOif Chicago Livestock Market. CIITPin ...... -i i . (. V , , "" receipts 1S.- 000 head ; market strong, oc above yester- du.h. light, i.4u(S;7.75: mixed, 7.357.72H : heavy t,.auW,,.o, pigs, ao.oo P.,,!. T, I . j r, . . r, . .. -.v.w ...r.jiLH, Bieaay. native beef steers, $6.80r 9.25: Western steers. es bheep Receipts, 3000: firm. Sheep (shorn). $7.708.80; lambs (shorn) $7 76 &10; wooled lots not quoted. Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Mav 1.1 TJ.,.- t Creamery, 20(9 26c. -sgs rtecetpts. 2Q.641 cases; unchanged. New York Sugar Market. VhTW "VORW Uau 13 XJ . . centrifugal, 4.89c; molasses, 4.12o. Wool at New York. NEW YORK. May 13. Wool Steady. TOLSTOY PAPERS HOUSED Countess Is Decided to Be Sole Owner of Manuscripts. PETROGRAD, May 13. After a four years' struggle the Russian Senate has finally decided that Countess Sofia An- deyevna Tolstoy, widow of the fa mous writer, is the sole owner of the famous collection of manuscripts left by her husband. The Countess, on her part, has presented this collection aa a free gift to the Rumstatsev Museum, Moscow, where a special room will be set apart and called the "Cabinet of Count L. N. Tolstoy." This room will be under the control of the Countess during her lifetime. The Petrograd Academy of Sciences will be allowed to take photographic copies of the Tolstoy manuscripts in the museum, in exchange for giving to that mueseum photographic copies of Tolstoy manuscripts now held by that academy. Count Tolitoy made a will in due form shortly before his death, leaving- all his works to his youngest daugh ter, Alexandra, and a fierce struggle between his executors and the widow and her elder children followed. POISON PEN WRITER BUSY Pastor Says Slanderer of Organist Is Jealous Woman. NEW YORK. May 10 Rev. B. H. Mc Coy, pastor of the Watsessing Metho dist Episcopal Church. Bloomfield, de clared recently the author of the "poi son pen" letters attacking Miss Loretta Henderson, organist of his church, was "a jealous woman." He expressed sympathy with the writer who, he said, must be deranged because of "fancied grievance." "The letters started to come through the mails following announcement of the engagement of Miss Henderson to Raymond Ellor," he said. "Then I re ceived one written in a penitent tone, in which the writer declared she was sorry for the annoyance she had caused and would stop." But since the receipt of the "peni tent letter," Rev. Mr. McCoy said the "poison pen" writer had again taken up the malicious campaign. "The postal authorities have the mat ter in band and we hope they will es tablish the Identity of the writer, who. 1 believe, is a young woman who does not realize the harm she is doing." Men and Women. Howe's Monthly. The men are flattered for votes and money as the women are flattered for love favor. FRUIT YIELD IS FAIR Peaches Alone Promise to Be Big Crop. BARTLETT OUTPUT AVERAGE White Cherries Will Be Light, Owing to Unexplained Drop Apples May Cqual Last Year's Quantity. Fruit crop prospects in Oregon are fairly good this year, but oumper yields are not looked for by H. M. Williamson, secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture Peaches will produce better than other va rieties, he says. "The Royal Ann cherry crop in Western Oregon will be rather light," said Mr. Will iamson. "The Teason for the drop is not clear, as there were plent of blossoms. We have no reports from Eastern Oregon yet and presume there will be. an ordinary crop there. 'The Bartlett pear crop will be about the same aa last year's, while the outturn or pears in the state as a whole promises to be larger. "Oregon should produce about tne Bame quantity of apples as in 1914. In some lo calities this year the yield will be rather light, but the increase in bearing acreage will make up for this deficiency. "The prune crop last year was very small and will be a little better this year. Something in the sudden warm weather we had evidently forced the fruit out too early and weakened it. Peaches are doing well In this part of the state and will be the beat, relatively, of any crop in Oregon. The small fruit crops will not be up to the average, especially strawberries, tut there will probably be plenty of loganber ries. The dry weather tended to reduce the berry crop." APPLE SHIPMENTS BY PANAMA CANAL Opening of English-Pacific Coast Trade bj New Route. Reporting on the box apple trade between this coast and England via the Panama Ca nal, Consul Horace Lee Washington, of Liv erpool, writes: The importation of boxed apples has not been quite as heavy as was expected. Ths chief feature In the boxed-apple trade was the arrival of the first steamer from the Pacific Coast via the Panama Canal. The vessel called at New York en route, ana although delayed there for the greater part of a month, landed 10,000 boxes of apples at thia port which had been shipped In her on the Paclfio Coast. Owing to the delay tn New York it was thought that these ap ples,' which had been on board the steamer 0 to 80 days, would arrive in an unsalable condition. A large number of boxes showed considerable waste, and there was in conse quence some prejudice against the cargo. They, aold for 4S to 96 cents per box. The througft freight from the Pacific Coast is understood to have been 50 cents per box. to which should be added the landing charges and commission at this port, so that the experiment is believed not to have been remunerative to the original shippers, but the trade here does not consider it fair to Judge the prospects of future shipments by the Panama route from this single cargo, because ot the great delay between the port of shipment and the ultimate port of dis charge, resulting largely by reason of the vessel's call and stay at New York. 'In August, prior to the commencement of the shipping season, it was generally be lieved that prices here would rule very low. The crop in the United States was ea timated to be a heavy one, and It waa feared that on account of the war business generally would be so seriously affected that apples would not command anything like remunerative prices. Up to the beginning of January, 1915, the reverse was the case. The reasons suggested are that the trade has been much better than was anticipated and that owing to the difficulty in securing freight, consequent on the decreased ton nage available, the effect has been that in stead of the expected oversupply there has been, If anything, rather a shortage." NORTHERN WHEAT FOR CALIEORNL4 May I'se Larger Part of Surplus Before Season Ends. California Is taking a little wheat and the demand from that quarter Just now is the feature ot the market. It is considered likely that If prices keep where they are, California will use the larger part of the surplus left In the Northwest'. There was some Oriental inquiry recently, but no new business tor trans-Pacific account is re ported. The market was fairly steady at the Mer chants Exchange. Five thousand bushels of June bluestem aold at SI. 20, the price that has been current for three days past. Bids elsewhere in the wheat list were reduced from 1 to 3 cents, but sellers showed no particular weakness. Oats and barley were dull. . Argentine shipments this week are esti mated at 4,000,000 bushels of wheat and 1,275,000 bushels of corn. Terminal receipts, 4n cars, were reported by the Merchants Exchange aa follows: Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay. Portland, Thur. -16 1 7 6 3 Year uko. . . i; l in 4 a Seas, to date.15.84U 1875 1S10 14U 1850 lear auo . . . lu.Ml .o'J .Ki7 ltil 04 Tacoma, Wed. -5 19 Year ago... 4 4 4 10 Seas, to date. 8.S:t 5SH 606 auss Year ago... H.6U6 7'JU .... 456 -G67 Seattle, Tues. Vi 1 6 a i ear asto... J 4 6 6 Seas, to daxe. 7.4tS loT'J 2179 11SO 5464 lear ago 6,503 1'T 1979 4S19 BERRIES NOT IN SHIPPING ORDER Arrivals L-till Show Effect of Lnfavorable Weather. Receipts of -local strawberries yesterday were heavy and they aold, according to con dition, from 75 cents to $1.50 a crate. A very small part of the arrivals was in ship ping condition. Kruit men believe the mar ket will recover as soon aa the weather im proves. car of Florida grapefruit arrived in fine condition. One more car will be brought from that state. A carload of fancy Florida tomatoes waa received and they met with a good demand at So a crate. Peas and new potatoes were closely cleaned up. Another shipment of new potatoea Ls due on the steamer Northern Pacific Saturday morning. Both these lines are firm in the South, owing to the heavy demand from other markets. No California freight receipts are expected before Mon day. Two cars of cabbage and a car each of peas and lettuce were held up on the other side of the washout. Poultry Market Steady Again. The poultry market was steadier yester day than earlier In the week. Hens sold for the most part at 13 cents and good- sized broilers were taken readily at 25 to 27 cents, but small ones were hard to move at 20 cents. Dressed meats were unchanged. The egg market was steady. The general jobbing prices were 19 cents, case count, and 'JO cents candled. Dairy products markets weer also steady and unchanged. No Wool Bought for Scouring. PftNDLETON, Or.. May 13. (Special.) With foreign and. domestic conditions in fluencing the wool market, the Pendleton Wool Scouring Mills will not open the scour ing season this year before June 1. The mill will no start with less than 500,000 aeiinfls hand tuuX oa wool has ret been purchased. At this date a year ago the mill had bought 1,500,000 pounds. Local wool men do not look for any large sales until sales dates in Pendleton, Pilot Rock and Echo. In the latter part of May. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: . . . Clearinsrs. BiL Portland l,753,3!i $176,150 Seattle l,RSS.r.l 181. -74 Tacoma 2N4.770 24 0!5 Spokane 654,154 126,515 PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATION 9 Grain, Floor. Feed, Eta. Merchants' Exchange, forenoon aesslon. Prompt delivery: Wheat Bid. Ask Bluestem ............ $ 1 11 S l';l Fortyfold " I . . 1.1(5 l.'7 V,'"" -- 1.12 l.lll ge2 fe -, 1.U6 1.15 Red Russian 105 110 Oats. No. 1 white feed 2S.'oo 3075 Barley, No. 1 feed 22.50 2.J.50 5an. 25.00 26.00 s,hgrt.tl 25.50 27.00 t B1o. Ask. June bluestem ................ s 1.39V- s 1.21 June rortylold 115 . 1 l' Juneclub 1 l- l'lO June red fife j'of j'j-, June red Russian ilos 1 li June oats 28.50 Slltn) June barley 23.00 23.5o June shorts 1 26.00 27 "Lim Patents. 6.60 a barrel: straights. wne(, 9u.su; granam, 90.60. H1LLFEGD SDOt rtrlces? Bran ..-. ru 26 per ton; shorts, 27.50u2S; rolled barley. 27.50& 2S.SO. CORN Whole. 130 per ton; cracked, $36 . lull, HAY Fastern Orrtmn lmnr,v liiAir Valiey timothy. 1212.50; grain hay $10B 12; alfalfa, $12.50 13.50. Fruits ana vegetables. Local Jobbing quotatlona: TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels. $2.25 & 3.25 per box; Mediterranean sweets. $2.2002.50; lemons. S3.50w4.75 per box; bananas, 45o per pound; grapefruit, $4. 25 5. 76. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. Oregon. 75c a $1.25 per dozen; aracnoses, 75c doren: to matoes, $5 per crate; cabbage. 2)&314c per pound; celery, $3.504 per crate; head lettuce, $2.25 per crate; spinach. 5c per kvuuu, rnuoaro, x(s. 1 c per pound; aspar a(rue, 75c1.25; eggplant. 25c per pound peas, 7 43. 7 Ho per pound; beans, luHil2c pe; pound. GREEN FRUITS Strawberries, Oregon 75c - . -- . - ... . . . I . IUA, . I .111" ,ED, fiii, per uarrei; cnerries, si.7of 2 per box; gooseberries, 45c per pound. jrj LAiKjx.a ura, l.5&2 per sack; new, 5(be6c per pound. ONIONS California vallnnr 1 r a . $2 per crate. " ' bACK. VEGETABLES Carrots, X1.5O02 per sack; beets, $2j2.25 per sack: turnips. $1.60 2 per sack. Dairy and Country Produce. Local Jobbing quotations: EGGS Fresh Dr..An Mni. . 18s19c: candled, l"Ati.20c per doxen. si,"". ,' Mens. l2i4til3Hc: broilers. 20 .?-7c:J,t"rkey' dressed. 22 & 24c; live. 18 it 20c: ducks, old. w i r-. . J .... geese, 8 si , BUTTER Creamerv itrint. ot. per pound in case lots: Ho more in less than vane luw; cuoes, Zltp22C CHEESE Or-nn trlnl.i, ,v.v, . ... , price. 14o per pound t. o. b.' dock, Portland; ..i, wc per powna. VEAL Fancy, lo&10tto per pound. PORK Block. lOiailOHc per pound. Staple Groceries. Local jobbing quotations: SlT.lfnV PAl..k.. I ' v-".4,um njver one-pouna talis, $2.30 per doxen; half-pound flats, nans, f. , AiuKa pink, one-pound tails, $1.05. i"Jit,i cnoice, $3.25 per case. KITTiS Watnnt. 1 w - . . . ztl nuts, 15c; filberts, 14024c; almonds, 2a 0 24c; peanuts, 6c; cocoanuta, $1 per doa.; pecans, 1920c; chestnuts, 10c. uianno smaii wnite, 6o; large white 6iic; Lima, eVjC; bayou, cue. "'i xtoastea. in drums, 3133Hc $6.60; extra C. $6.30; powdered, in barrela. K , 1 -T i 1 ni n . . I ,i , . 1 -A . , v . -o jjer ton; nail ground, lOOa. $10.75 per ton; 60s, $11.50 per .v.. , , ,C1 IH1I. RIPE SAlithara . , ., . . , . w t ' u -xi c ; oroaen, tc per pound; Japan atyle, o&5Uc DRIED FRUITS Apples, 6c per pound; apricots, 13 15c; peaches, so; prunes. Ital ians, S99c; raisins, loose Muscatels, 8c; un- : " , nvj bccubu, wc; aatea, Persian, loo per pound; fard. $1.65 ner box: Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc. HOPS 1914 crop. nominal: contract. nominal. HIDES Salted hides. 14c: aalteri vin u.. salted calf, 18c: green hides, 13c; green kip! 14c; green calf, 18c; dry hides, 24c: dry calf, 2ttc. WOOL Eastern Oregon, medium Eastern Oregon, fine, 18 & 20c; Valley. 23 MOHAIR New clip, 32!33c per pound CASCARA BARK Old and new. Ar.id.u. per pound. PELTS Dry iong-wooled nelts. 14,.! Hr. short-wooled pelts. 12c; dry shearlings, each 10c; salted shearlings, each, 1525c; dry goat, long hair, each, 13c; dry goat, shear lings, each. 104f20c; salted long wool pelts. May. $12 each. Provisions. HAMS All sizes. 17"Al18Ue: sWInr,. . it ISc; picnic, 12c; cottage roll. broiled, lSp28c BACON Fancy. 272et standard. 23 a :4c; choice, 17!22c; strips, 17Hc DRY SALT Short, clear backs. uaiSUc exports, 154j.l7c; plates, 11 Vi to 13c LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered, 12Hc; standard, 12c; compound 8c BARREL GOODS Mess beef,' 23c- plate beef. $24.50; brisket pork. S2S.5U: DlriiM plga feet, $12.50; tripe. $9.50 11.60; tongues, $25'30. Oils. KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrel or tank wagons, 10c; special drums or bar rels, laiic; cases, l ii f zu tc GASOLINE Bulk. 12c: cases. 19e- .n,l.. distillate, drums. 7V4c; cases, 714c; naphtha, drums, 11c; cases. 18c. LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 75c: raw cases, bOc; boiled, barrels, 77c; boiled, cases, TURPENTINE In tanks. 60e: In cases. 67c; 10-case lota, lc less. GRAIN SURVEY IS MADE AGRONOMIST REPORTS SUCCESS OF EXPERIMENT STATION WORK. Varieties) f Legrumes, Also Originated and Developed. Please Eastern Orejcon Dry Farmers. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallia, May 13. (Special.) Professor 11. D. Scudder, agronomist of the Oregon ex periment station, has returned from an ex tensive trip through Eastern and Central Oregon and the Columbia River Basin, dur ing which he' paid especial attention to the work being carried on by the branch ex periment stations in Harney County and at Moro. Farmers of Eastern Oregon in the dry farming region are enthusiastic over the va rieties of grains and legumes which have-1 been originated and developed by the ex periment stations. Such hardy and heavy producing varieties as Early Baart wheat, Swanneck and Hannchen barley. Sixty-day oats, Carlton field peaa and Baltic alfalfa have been distributed widely, the supply having been exhausted despite the fact that only small quantities were sold to each farmer. The Harney station will have many active co-operators this year growing the station's successful varieties and using the station methods. 'There is no section of dry farming coun try anywhere in the world that is undertak ing so successfully the growing of field peas as is Eastern Oregon," said Professor Scudder. "Under the row method originated by the station this crop has proved peculiar ly adapted to the short frosty growing sea son and low rainfall of Central Oregon. The crop is more profitable than wheat either when grown for eeed or as a forage crop for producing pork and mutton." WHEAT rOCSD BEST EVER. Conditions Favorable for Bumper Crop in Franklin County. rASCO, Wash., May IS. (Special.) Mayor George Zent and W. H. Stevens have returned from a two days' automobile trip over the upper end of tni county and re ported the finest wheat known in the his tory of Franklin County. Most of the seed ing waa done last Fail and a favorable Winter gave the grain a good start. Then the abundant rains this Spring aug mented the growth till it exceeds any ever known in this county before. Barring hot winds next month the farmers should har vest a bumper crop and the high prices that are expected will enable the farmers to make aood "clean-af" liua Faii, STOCK TRADE HALTS Uncertainty Over Diplomatic Conditions Is Factor. OPERATORS ARE CAUTIOUS Undertone of Market Is Heavy and Speculation Is in Hands of Pro fessional Element War Spe cialties Make Best Showing. NEW YORK. May 13. Heaviness, result ing almost wholly Irom latest aspects in In ternational affairs, attended today's un usually dull stock market. Prices moved up and down according to the caprices of the trading element, which had sole command of the day's operations. Numerous losses, mostly fractional, were registered at the outset, followed by moder ate recoveries with another decline by mid day, when the financial district was once more aeotr with rumors affectine negotla. tlons between Washington and Berlin. The loss or another British warship in tne Dar danelles furnished the bears with additional ammunition. For the remainder of the session the list drifted without definite aim. prices rising and falling within a narrow range. The net result disclosed a number of losses, which comprehended virtually every divis ion of the list. On the whole, war specialties fared bet ter than other Issues, being helped in a measure by reports of more large contracts for supplies to the allies. Total sales of stocks amounted to 450,000 shares. New low quotations for francs and lires were the feature of the foreign exchange market, this being partly offset by a better temlency for remittances to London. An increase of about $:i0,6O0.OOO in gold hold ings and of almost 3 per cent In liability re serves made the Bank of England's weekl statement noteworthy. Americans were IP light demand in London, that center making some moderate sales here. New flotations were somewhat heavy In the bond 'nt-nd other speculative issues went lower in sympathy. Total sales, par value, were $2,317,000. United States bond were unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. Alaska Gold 6.60O 3. Slhi 32 Anial Copper... 25.8O0 i;7, 65 Vi 66 Am Beet Cugar. 2.400 45 43 i 43 i American Can.. 19.200 34 32 32 Am Sm fc Kefg. 2.400 66'A el"A 64 do pfd 400 105W 1054,105 Am Pug Refg lOSH Am Tel Tel.. 60O 11014 119 119 Am Tobacco.... 500 230 230 229 Anaconda Min.. 7.000 32 ::Hi 31 Atchison 3.(io 1m is: lta Bait & Ohio 2.600 72 71 71 Br Rap Transit. l.SoO SS S7 S6T4 Cal Petroleum.. 30O IS 14 15S4 15Vi Canadian Pac. . 3.0O0 l.",04 157ft 15744 Cent Leather... 2.WO 36 34ft 35ft dies & Ohio ttOO 43ft 42 ft 43 ft Chi Gr West 2'lO lift 1 1 V- 11 Chi Mil A St P. 1,800 90ft 89ft 89ft Chi AVNW 124 Chino Copper... 4.700 43 42ft 4i Colo F & Iron.. 2,900 26 25ft 25 Colo & South 28 D R G 7 do pfd 12 Dist Securities.. 70O 15ft 13 12ft Erie 10,3OO 25 "4 24 24 Gen Electric 50 ISO 149 1494 Gr North pfd... 9,600 117ft 117 116 Gr Nor Ore ctfs. 4.400 S2 30 31 GuRgenheim Ex. 1.200 67 66!i 56ft Illinois Central 107ft Inter-Met pfd.. 2.700 70 69 69 Inspiration Cop. 5,700 79ft 28ft 28 Inter Harvester. 7O0 92 91 ft 9a K C Southern.. 1.4(H) 26 25ft 25 Lehigh Valley.. 12,600 139ft 138 ft 13SU. Louis & Nash 117 ft Mex Petroleum. 11.100 73 ft 71ft -71 Miami Copper.. 2.5UO 24 ft 23 23 M K & T 5O0 12 12ft 12ft Missouri Pacific. 1.100 13. 13ft 13ft Nat Biscuit 118 Nat Lead 1.600 69ft 06 56 Nevada Copper 14 ft N Y Central 200 85 4 Mft N Y, N H H. 1,500 64 63 63 Nor & Western 102 North Pacific. 1.400 105 104 104 ft Pacific Mail 19 Pac Tel A Tel.. 200 3fkft 30 30 Pennsylvania.. 800 107ft 107 106 Pull Pal Car 153 Ray Cons Cop.. 4.800 23 22ft 22 Reading 28.200 143 142ft 143ft Rep Ir A Steel. 1.1UO 26ft 25ft 25 Boric Isl Co do pfd 000 ft ft PtLiSF 2d pfd - ..... 5ft South Pacific... 9.100 67 86 P7 South Ry 1,000 16 16ft 16 Tennessee Cop.. 1,300 Sift 30ft 30ft Texas Co..: 700 126 125 125' Union Pacific... 29,200 125 123ft 124ft do pfd 81ft U S Steel 95, 300 53 51ft 52 do pfd 500 106 105 105ft Utah Copper... 14.200 64ft 62ft 62 Wabash pfd... 300 2 1ft 2 Western Union. 1,100 66 ft 65 65 Westing Elec 41.800 i0ft 87ft 87 Montana Power. 500 47ft 47 46ft Total sales for the day. 450.000 shares. BONDS. U S Kef 2s. reg. 93'Nor Pac 3s 83T4 do coupon,... 98 I do 4s 911 U S 3s. reg 100ft!Unlon Pac 4s... 96 ft ao coupon. .. .iniii so pac conv 5s. U S N 4S. K..109 c M & S P C 5s. 102ft do coupon. .. .HOftiPa Conv 4fts.. .103ft N Y C a 3fts.. 80 Money, Exchang-e. Etc. NEW YORK. May 13. Mercantile paper, 3?3 per cent. Sterling exchange easier; 60-day bills. 34.1i: ior caDies, 94. so; ror demand. $4 7950. Bar silver, 50c. Mexican dollars. 38ft c. Government bonds steady, railroad hands heavy. Time loans firmer; 60 days. 2 K Cr3 per cent: 90 days, 3; six months. 3ft3ft. an money steaay nigh. 2 ner cent: low, 1ft; ruling rate, 2; last loan, 2; closing bid, 1ft: offered at 2. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. Sterllnr Sixty days. $4.76: demand. $4.79: cable. $40ft. LONDON. May 13. Bar silver. 23 d net ounce. Money, 1ft 01ft. Discount rates snort bills, 2 per cent; three months, 2. SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKETS Prices Current in the Bay City oa Fruits, Vegetables, Etc. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. Butter Fresh extras. 23ftc; prime firsts, 23c; fresh firsts, 22c. Eggs Fresh extras, 23fto firsts. 21c: aea- onds. 2c; pullets. 21c. Cheese New. sailftc; Youna- Americas. 13ftc; Oregon. 13ftc Vegetables Celery, 50c $1.15; peas, 2ft'i4c: cucumbers, 73cra$l; asparagus. l..oj-". string oeans, 4rc; wax beans. ill 4c. Onions California, 575c; Oregon. S90 90c Fruit Lemons, $1.5ni9 3.15; grapefruit, 1.60i2: oranges, $1.76 & 2.75 : bananas. Hawaiian. $1.5Di2.25; pineapples, Ha waiian, 495c; apples. California Pippins, Tocdi $1 30. Potatoes Oretron. $l.75l; Idaho, $1,500 1.90; new, 9&3ftc; sweets. $2 81.25; garnets, 33ftc: Eastern. $1.25411.75. Receipts Flour. 1360 quarters; barley, CC43 centals; potatoes. 2190 sacks; hay, 1.M1 tons. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH. Ga.. May 13. Turpentine Quiet. 41ftc. Sales, 65 barrels; receipts, 629 barrels; shipments, 402 barrels; stocks, 22, 27 barrel. Rosin Firm. Sales. 157 barrels; receipts, 2516 barrels; tilpmentg, 2225 barrels: stocks. 61. 509 barrels. Quote: A, B, $2.90 M.1: C, D, $3.07'. 4: E, $3. 17 ft: F, $3.20; G, $:!.30: II. $3.35; I. K, $3.45; M. $4; N, $5; WG. $5.40; WW. $5.50. Metal Markets. -"NEW YORK. May 13. Copper Finn. Electrolytic. 19c; casting. 1K.50K 18.75c. The New York Metal Exchange quotes tin dull: five-ton lota offered at 40.50c. Iron Quiet. The Metal Exchange quotes lead quiet, 4.17t4.22c. Spelter not quoted. London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 13. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 6000 bales, which were quickly sold, principally to the home trade. The only wools now 5 per rent below the lat auctions are heavy merinos and a few wasty croaa-breda. Americana Weak at London. LONDON. May 13. American securities openei steady. Only a small amount of busi ness was done and prices drooped ia the afternoon. The closing was dull. Duluth Unseed Market. DULUTH, May 13. Linseed Cash, $2.02; May, J2.U2; July. $2.04. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. May l.'t. Evaporated apples, dull; prunes, firm; peaches, dull but easy. The First National Bank Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus - - $3,500,000 Security and service are the qualities we offer for consideration in choosing your bank. t "pHE Oldest Bank in the Pacific Northwest cordially invites your account Subject to Check or in itsSav ings Department, with the assurance of courteous treatment. 'Corner Washin?tott and Third ESTABLISHED 1859 LUJ WHEAT PRICE IS GUT Chicago Market Weakened by Latest War News. LOSS OF OVER TWO CENTS Forcing of Dardanelles by British Submarine Is Taken to Indi cate Rapid Progress in Opening of Strait. CHICAGO. May 13. Uncertainties regard ing tho diplomatic outlook and as to the iateet war develODments had a i1nriuiFinc effect today on the wheat market here. The close was heavy at 2in)o under last nitht. Corn declined c to ISnlc net and oats o to c. In provisions the final results varied from a drop of 10c to 5c advance. Sharpest setbacks for wheat came Just before the end of the session, when the news was out that a British submarine had forced the Dardanelles and had sunk Turk ish war craft In the Sea of Marmora. The exploit was looked upon as Indicating rapid progress in the direction of opening a way for shipments of wheat from Russia. Corn declined with wheat and as a result oi bearish Argentine reports and of favor able domestic Diantina- conditions. Oats showed relative strength. comDared with other cereals. Humors of export busi ness In oats, however, were not confirmed. Provisions were unsettled and lrreicular throughout the session. Higher prices for iii'K" icnawj to nave a st renirineni errect. but were more or less offset by the weakness or grain. Leading futures ranged aa follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Uv. Close. May li.i.i ji.j, zi.ba S1.5U July 1.2ST4 131 1.2 1.2ii COB.V. May . .7414 .74 .74 .744 July ITm .77 .; OATS. May 5H4 .53 .52 .511 MESS PORK. July 18.15 18.15 18.02 18 05 Sept. 18.50 18.52 18.42 18.45 LARD. July .77 9.77 .70 9.75 Sept 1.00 10.02 9.93 9.97 SHORT RIBS. July 10.65 10.57 10.53 10.55 Sept. 10.85 10.82 10.82 Cash prices were: Wheat No. 2 red, $ 1.56 H tp 1.57 : No. 2 hard. sl.5SVi?l.a7Vs. Corn No. 2 yellow, 7!4774c; No. 4 yenow, tne. Rye No. 2. 81.18. Barley 13f7c. Timothy ti i& 8.50. Clover $8.50 a 12.50. Primary receipta Wheat, 684. 0O0 va. 375 000 bushels; corn, 418.000 vs. 361,000 bush els, oats, 400,000 vs. 353. 000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 664,000 vs. 761,0011 bushels; corn, 469,000 vs. 302,000 bushels; oats, 851,000 vs. 942.000 bushels. Clearances Wheat, 66,000 bushels; corn, 17,000 bushels; oats, 135,000 bushels; flour, 21,000 barrela. Foreign Grain Market. LONDON. May 13. Cargoes on passage: Wheat easy 3d to Sd lower; corn 6d to ls lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. M1NNBAPOL.1S. May 13. Wheat May. tl.5:;H: July. (1.47: No. 1 hard. (1.60H; No. 1 Northern. (1.35 V 1.U0 ; No. 2 North ern. (1.51 fc-1.57. Itarley, 67 (Q-75C. Flax, (1.88 g2. Kastem Grain Markets. WINNIPEG, May 13. Wheat closed: May, (1.60 bid; July. (1.137. Oats: May, B3'Ac; July, 4c asked. DULUTH, May 13. Wheat closed: May, (1.56 Vi: July, (1.53 asked. ST. LOUIS, May 13. Wheat closed: May, (1.50H: July. (1.25. KANSAS CITY, May 13. Wheat cloaed: May, (1.50K; July. 81.23 M. KANSAS CITY. May 13. Wheat Cash, lu lower; corn, unchanged; oats, to 1 lower. OMAHA. May 13. corn, unchanged. -Cash irheat. 1 14 lower; Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. Spot quota tions: Walla Walla, (2. 10 iff 2. 1 3 M : red Rus sian. 82.0R2.1O; Turkey red. (2.10 if 2.1 0 : bluestem. (2.1513.:0; feed barley, (l.lis 1.17V4: white oats, 81.7r,l1.77'A : bran. 126.50W27; middlings, (32r3::; shorts, (28.50 J39. Call board Barley, December, (1.18 bid; 81.2114 asked. Puget Hound Grain Market. J5RATTLK Mav 13. Wheat Bluestem. (1.15; fortyfold. (1.10: cliih, 81. K'; fife. (1.1": red Russian, (1.0.. Parley. (22.50 per ton. Yesterday's car receipts: Wheat 4, oata 1. barley 1. corn 3. hay Irt. flour 6. TACOMA. May 1.1. Wheat Bluestem, $1.18: fortyfold. $1.1241.13; elub. (1.12'a 1.13; red fife, $1.00. Car receipts, two days: Wheat 15. hay J". Coffee Futures. NEW TORK, May 13. The market for coffee futurea was somewhat irregular to day and m-aa evidently Influenced by small orders eltber way in the absence of general business. The opening was 2 points higher to 7 points lower and the market closed net 1 point higher to 2 pointa lower. Sales, 18.0O0 bags. Late montha were relatively easy under some acattered selling, whicb may have been inspired by talk of freer new crop offerings, but most of the business waa attributed to evening up old accounts, ow ing to unsettled general conditions. May, 5 S2c; June, 5.S6c: July. B.OOc: August. ..-,c; Sentember. .Sc: October. 7.01c: November. 7.04o; December. 7.07c: January, 7.11c; February. T.iacj marcn. t.:w; April. T.Jic. Spot, quiet; Rio No. 7, 7 He; Santos No. 4!, lOo. Coat and freight orders unchanged. Milrels prices in Braxil were unchanged. Rio exchange on London waa 3-8'Jd lower. Cotton Market. NEW TORK, May IS. Spot cotton quiet. Mid-uplands, .85o. Sales, loot). Malaga to Begin Tattle Loading. WENATCHEE. Wash.. Mav 13. The Great Northern la building temporary pens and loading chutee at Malaga preparatory to loading ten trains of 15 cara each with shctp. The sheep wen drivea down from the mountains in the Ellensburg district There are ISO cara averaging son ahnep to the car, or HO.OOe sheep for pasturage. WHO'S GKO. H. M OATtTHY? Adv. The Canadian Bank of Commerce HEAD OFFICE Toronto, Canada. Established 1867. A ' tre ner al banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Coa aerclnl Letters ( Credit leaned. Kukinn oa London, Knuland. nought mud hold. PORTLAND BRANCH, Corner Second and Stark Sts. F. C. MA LP AS, Manager. TRAi KI KIW' .l 11)1. San Francisco Los Angeles (Without Chanue ;D Itoutet The nigr, (Iran. Comfortable. Kleaantiy Appointed. Seagoing; Stramahlp THE BEAR Sails From Alnaworth Dork, A. M,, .MAV 17. 10A iolden Miles on Colombia Itiver. All Kates Include Berth and Meals. Tables and Service I aexerlled. The 8n Krssrl.ro & Portland S. J. Co., Third snd A ahlnB t"n Ms. ih o.-w. H. A . c.j lei. Mar shal! 4"00, A l'l. FRENCH LINE Compsgnie Generals Tranaatlantlg.ua. POSTAL SKltVICK. Sailings from NEW YORK to BORDEAUX NIAGARA , .May 22, 3 P.M. CHICAGO May 29, 3 P.M. ESPAGNE June 5,3 P.M. ROCHAMBEAU ' June 12, 3 P.M. FOIt INFORMATION APPLY C W. Stinger. BO 6th at.; A. I). hsrlton. Si J M'jrrisuu u; K. Al. Taylor, C. M. a) bt. 1'. Ry-t Uorrjr B. Smith, lie 3d St.; A. C bheldon, 100 ad at.; 11. uickson. S-tH Wash ington ut.i North I una Kosd. 6i h sod stars ata.t F. S. Mrlarlanii, .td and aMilnc-lts kta.: K. li- Dufly. 1X1 ad at., fort land. North Bank Rail 26 Hours Ocean Sail b-Deck. Triple Screw, l!l-Kuut lalatlnl S. H. "NORTH KILN lAt'IITC. SAN FRANCISCO May 13, 19, 23. 27, 3. Steamer train leaves North Unnk station 0 A.M.. arrives Flavel 1l'::iu: lunch aboarn ship; SH. arrives ban Frauclsco 3::;o l. M. next day. NORTH B ANK TICK KT OFFICE. I'hon-o: Mar. 820, A OU71 5th and Stark COOS BAY A"D KVREKA. S. S. Kilburn SAILS .FRIDAY. MAY II, P.M. NORTU PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. Ticket Orfice fj Freight Office ' 1J1A 3d St. Foot Northrup St Main 114, A 1314 8 Main :Jl. A 5CI NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA Via HO.NO-.rui aa Hl'Va FeianaJ Hjmikw btcamirl "JIUOARi." i.vt loom 0.placmn MAfclkA," 1I.0OO tuns displacement eallinr every tt daya from Vancouver. B. 0. Apply Cansiian Pacifla Kail. Cm as aa at., t'oniaud. Or., or to tha Caasdiss As- "" itoyai aiau I in a. v ooouuur a lufraiw, a. u. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. FKKH.IIT M.KMd.. rorlland New York Boaioa C. I. KF.NNF.UY. A ceo I. 270 Stark Ml., Forllund. or. fcTKAM Kit bEKVICK. Steamer H.K KMT Ql'tEN leaven Ash-klreet Dock daily except pun day. 8 V. M.. for Astoria and may points. Returning, loaves Astoria dallv exent Sunday. 7 A M Tickets and reservations at O.-w n aV N City Ticket Office. Third and Wahintori Mreet. or at Ash-rtieel Dock. I hones Marshall ihrx; A 121. DALLKS-COLl'MBIA I.LNE. Steamer State cf Washington Leaves Taylor-st. dock dally except Sunday. 11 P. M. tor The ijallea and way landlnc. carrying freight and passenicera. Katnrnlna. leaves The Dalles daily, lit noon, except Monday. Tel. Mala l IT are 1. berths too. Frequest yaS hallln. vOjjjy